Metal furniture



Dec. 18, 1928.

c. H. auscH METAL FURNITURE Filed urch z. 1921 reference to Patented Dec. 18, 192181.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE.

CHARLES II. BUSCH, 0F KENOSIIA, WISCONSIN, AssIGNoR To SIMMONS COMPANY,

or KENosHA, wIsCoNsIN, A CORPORATION or DELAWARE;

METAL FURNITURE.

This invention relates to metal furniture and has for its primary object to provide an article which is neat and attractive inappearance, strong and durable in construction and which may be quickly and economically manufactured from sheet metal.

The many other objects and ladvantages of the invention will be better understood by the following specification, when considered in connection with the laccompanying drawing illustrating a selected embodiment thereof, in which Fig. 1 is an end elevation of my inventionV asap-plied to a bedstead.

rig. 2 1s a central vertical section of the support.

Fig. 3 is a detailed elevation of the lower portion of the depending post.

Ifig. a is a section on the line 1 -4L of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

'llie drawing illustrates myinvention embodied in a bedstead. Themain frame 10 of the bedstead is provided with depending corner posts or supports 11, which are in the present embodiment substantially square in cross section. ihach of the side walls of these posts 11 is preferably provided with a centrally disposed longitudinal slot 12 open at the end. lIlle edges of the slots are preferably crimped as at 13.

A tapering outer shell 1li envelops the lower portion of the post 11 and a collar 15 lit-s over the upper edge of this shell.A The lower edge or rim of the shell 14 is preferably turned inwardly to forni a flange 16 and the lower end of theA post 11 rests on thisl flange.

In assembling the bedstead, the collar 15 is first placed upon the depending post 11.

A thin coat of plasterof Paris or other sim-y ilar cementitious material is then preferably applied to the portion of the post, which is to be covered by the outer shell '111. This shell is thendriven upon the post until theV flange 16 engages the bottom of the post. The tapering form of this shell causes the slotted base of the post to be contracted in the manner indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The plaster of Paris between the post and the shell not only acts as a cement to aid in retaining the shell upon the post, but the moisture contained in this coat produces rust upon the outer face of the post and the inner wall of the shell, which firmly unites these desired form. The shell is yaid in preventing relative movement of the post and thev shell. While the legs of they bedstead in the present embodiment are square in cross section, it will be readily appreciated that these may be cylindrical, hexagonal orother suitable form. v

The bedstead is preferably made of sheet metal pressed or otherwise brought to the driven upon the depending postand the iinished leg is strong and durable in construction as well as attractive in appearance. Y

rllhe entire structure is simple and inexpensive to manufacture. While lI have described my invention as applied to a bedstead, it is evident that it is equally applicable to chairs, tables or other articles of furniture.

I am' aware that changes may bemaderin the form and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of my inventian and I reserve the right to make all such as fairly fall within the scope of the following claims. Y

I claim:

1. An article of furniture comprising a main frame provided with a depending tubu lar sheet metal post slitted longitudinally at quickly` and easily its base to form a'plurality of elongated fingers, and a continuous walled tapered tubular shell fitting over and contractingsaid` base, said fingers having the lateral edges bent inwardly to reinforce same against contracting 'integral extensions at the lower end with the side portions bent inwardly to stiften said eX- Vtensions against contraction, and a tapering shell driven over and contracting said ex' tensions.

In an article of furniture, apleg comstrain andV thereby cause the fingers to fricprising a tube slotted longitudinally at the orin a plurality of lingers, a 'tapered sliell wedgingly engaging the lingers to contract the latter to a correspondingly tapered foriin said shell having an opening in the lower end to receive a easter, indentations in the projections orining side bearings for tlie caster and also forming pockets on the exterior, and a Cementitious material interposed between tlie fingers and tlie shell.

CHARLES H. Busen.v 

